International Training of the Narcotics Detection Dogs (58 images)

The Training Center of Drug Detection Dogs in Cochabamba is one of the most important in South American and one of the weapons used by the Bolivian police in the fight against drug trafficking.
Although the current facility was opened in 2001 the center's history dates back to 1978 when the Bolivian police inaugurated the first dog-training center in La Paz.
From that time the canine unit has worked with the FELCN, Special Force against Drug Trafficking, in the reduction and...
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The Training Center of Drug Detection Dogs in Cochabamba is one of the most important in South American and one of the weapons used by the Bolivian police in the fight against drug trafficking.
Although the current facility was opened in 2001 the center's history dates back to 1978 when the Bolivian police inaugurated the first dog-training center in La Paz.
From that time the canine unit has worked with the FELCN, Special Force against Drug Trafficking, in the reduction and elimination of illicit drug trafficking in all of Bolivia.
Currently 15 instructors, trained in Germany, Spain, England, USA or Guatemala, teach two courses on international guide dogs a year. With an average pass rate of 50%, graduate students nourish the different operation points of the unit, mainly airports and land checkpoints.
The course can be women or men with about 10% of international students, along with their Bolivians fellow spend 90 days of training which includes classroom instruction, controlled practice and practice in real environments.
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